1/4 scale Ka-3

[Fred]

So, the sheeting is the only thing left to do, not before gluing some blocks inside the elevator for the hinges :



And finally, gluing of the "real" LE and sanding :



Et voila !

Then, the elevator (mobile one.. don't know the name for that in English.. ). The building is like an Aileron, so, no big deal here.. :



You've got the idea... Only thing left here is to put the TE, made with 1.5mm liteply.

[Fred]

But before that, firt quick setup in the sitting room to confirm that i'm building a Ka3 :





Yep, I'm sure now, that's a Ka3 !  :p  :p

So, tonight : cutting of the plywood for the TE and start to build the mounting for the elevator on the fuselage.

Fred

[joe]

guess they'd be called ruddervators :?:
it's a beautiful thing Fred,a beautiful thing

[Fred]

Thanks a mill Joe !

And for the name of those.. humm.., things, I go for V Tail ! Much more easier to pronounce !!    

Fred

[Fred]

So, let continue with the V tail.

So, I'm on target and made the liteply TE and parts for the V-Tail :





So, tonight, I go back to the fuselage and start the nose cone and the cockpit frame.

Fred

[Fred]

So, here we go again !
This time, on the fuselage and the cockpit section.

First it's time to glue the bottom canopy frame :



Then, cut a balsa block to fit the nose. The only "difficult" part of the job here is to respect the sides of the fuselage on the balsa block during the sanding.

Before :



After :

[Fred]

Then, as usual, put the wings on the fuselage... Can be proud of the result now !  



And just for the pleasure, I've cutted 2 tubes for the canopy frame to have an idea of the finished product.



Happy !
So tonight, the plan is to finish the canopy frame, and this week end, the wings.

See you on monday !

Fred

[Fred]

Hi There,

This week end were the days to design the V tail mounting system.  The trick here, is that I wanted to have the V tail removable in 2 pieces. The V tail is huge and if you really want to gain space, you need to have a 2 pieces tail.
So, finally, after 3 prototypes and a bit of brain cells, I've found a very simple solution to my problem.
4 pieces of wood, and 2 carbon tubes and that's it !







Then, plug both elevator/rudder :



Fit perfectly !

Happy !  

[Fred]

Ok, so, I'm happy with the results, and now, it's time to celebrate by doing the wing sheeting and others details !  





Happy ! Not a lot left to do now, and hopefully, I'll be able to start the covering this week.

Fred

[joe]

Wow! you really do work fast Fred.really coming together now.looking good.the mount for the v-tail looks great.bet your glad to have that bit sorted out.any pics of the colour scheme your going for? the red one right?

[Fred]

Hi Joe,

Yep, you're right ! Pretty happy to have finish this part of the glider ! Big head hake.. But finally, at the end, something really easy, and only 4 pieces of wood !
For the scheme, i'm going for the red and white. Really vintage colors !
So tonight, it's electronics time ! I've just received my servo wire ! So, I can finish the wings now !     Yeepeee !

Fred

[Fred]

Well..

A bit late on schedule, but finally, the Ka3 is ready to cover !  
This week end was just a bit of work on the scale details on the cockpit :



Almost finish by now.
Then, it was time for a last look at the wooden structure before the covering start :







Hopefuuly, finished to cover during the week, and maiden is plan this week end, weather permitting !

Fred

[joe]

looking good Fred!.i like the cockpit.the wing sheeting job is nice too.nice work.nearly there!

[Fred]

Thanks Joe !  

Nearly there ! Covering will be finish Thursday, that leave me friday to finalise the radio installation.

Looking good for the maiden this week end !  

Fred

[Fred]

Hi there,

Quick update on the KA3 with the covering :





And the painting of the fuselage, just to have an idea before starting the wings and elevator :



Nearly there !

Fred